Slip-on bed brace



Aug. 2, 1932.

E.CLAUS$EN SLIP-ON BED BRACE Filed April 29, 1951 BY faZ/a/a (Ka ne)? A TTORNE V Patented Aug. 2, 1932 UNITED STATES EDWARD GLAUSSEN, F WALLA WALLA, WASHINGTON SLIP-0N BED BRACE Application filed April 29, 1931. Serial No. 533,596.

This invention relates to slip-on bed braces and has as one of its objects to provide a bed brace that is adapted tobe readily attached to a bedstead, more particularly of the metal kind, to form a firm brace therefor.

Another object of theinvention is to provide a slip-on bed'brace that, with the proper clamping members, may be utilized to strengthen the bed to which it is applied and support an excess load.

A further object of the invention is to provide a slip-on bed brace that is comparatively cheap to construct and that is highly eflicient in its efiectiveness. 1

- With these and other objects in view reference-is now had to'the accompanying drawing in which r Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device installed taken from within the-rails thereof;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation'thereof enlarged;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a rail cleat;'and

Fig. i is a plan View of the bed post cleat mounted on a bed post.

Having reference to the drawing like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views and the numeral 1 refers'to a side rail of a bed 2, a fragment only of which is shown, and the side rail is connected to the bed post 3 in the usual manner by a wedge shaped tongue member 4, attached to the side rail, to engage a socket member 5 suitably secured to the bed post 3. p

The side rail 1 is formed of angle iron sections usually positioned as shown in Fig. 1, with one of its flat sides 6 laying horizontally and uppermost, although it is well known that the fiat side may be on the lowermost side and horizontal as before which latter position is not shown as it is plainly evident that application of the device may be made to a horizontal side in either position. The device consists of several novel parts arranged in a novel manner and 'ingeneral I consists'of a clamping means 7 adapted' for securement to the side rail 1, and to the bed post 3', and to all four corners of the bedstead, insuch-a manner that by final securement the bedstead will become absolutely rigid.

. These parts consist of a side rail clamp 8, shown in Fig, 3, which clamp is preferably shaped semicircular in cross section to provide strength and is formed to provide a slot 9 centrally positioned therein of a size'and form adapted to slidably register with the horizontal portion of the side rail, and the slot is intended to fit the bed rail free and is provided with a depending lug 10 whereby pressure brought to bear on this lug when the device is assembled will tend to provide a cramping effect that will frictionally secure the clamping means to the side rail and still permit a free movement thereof during the adjustment period.

Formed in the side rail clamp is an inden-' ture 1-1, which indenture is placed adjacent to the said lug 10 for a purpose to be presently explained.

A second or bed post clamp 12 is constructed similarly to-the side rail clamp except and owing to the fact that it is engageable with the bed post 3, the slot 13 contained in this clamp is widened to an extent that the clamp Will form a yoke and this yoke is adapted to fit thepostwith frictional engagement in a similar manner to that of the side rail clamp.

This clamp 13 is also provided with an in-' denture 14 similarly positioned to that of the first mentioned clamp and similarly provided with an extended lug 15 and this lug together with the lug of the side rail clamp is provided with an orifice 16 for a purpose to be GX- plained. V

The bed post clamp 12-is preferably com pleted With a felt or other protective material 17 placed on the inside of the yoke in the usual manner and for. the usual purpose of protection from scarringthe bed post, and

this yoke is also provided'with a lit therewith" thatwill readily permit adjustment in: assembling the device on the bed.

To maintain the clamping members in their respective positions upon the side rail and the bed post a yielding brace bar 18 is provided which consists of a relatively heavy wire constructed preferably of spring steel or spring brass, or other material of a yielding nature, and this brace bar has its ends 19 adapted to engage the respective indentures 11 and 14 of the side rail clamp and the bed post clamp respectively whereby its yielding qualities have normally a tendency to separate or press apart said clamps and further by its yielding qualities the tendency of the brace bar would be to straighten out and by so doing the brace bar would fall away from the horizontal portion, of the side rail and thus lose its effectiveness and to prevent this occurrence a guide cleat 19 is provided which is similar to the side rail clamp in cross section for similar mounting on the side rail and this cleat is provided with an orifice 20 passing through the cleat preferably to register with the indenture 11in the side rail clamp.

It is now evident that with the lower end of the yielding bracebar seated in the indenture of the bed post clamp, and the upper end of this brace bar passed through the orifice in the cleat to the substantially relative position shown in l? i g. 2, and with the end of the brace bar secured in the identure of the side rail clamp that under the strain put upon the brace bar by drawing its lower end into register with the indenture in the bed post clamp will frictionally secure not only the cleat but the side rail clamp and the bed post clamp as well. 7

This yielding brace bar 18 maintains the respective parts in the assembled position upon the side rail and bed post but does not secure the last named parts with the firmness required without utilizing an exceptionally heavy metal bar which would be inadvisable, therefore, I use the yielding brace bar to maintain the parts in place and to provide the initial cramp thereto and provide further a securing means engageable with the lugs of the respective clamps which clamping means preferably consists of a link 21 secured in the orifice of the lug 10 of the side rail clamp 8, a turnbuckle 22 attached to said link, a connecting link 23 adapted to permit of adjustment in the clamping means, and a bed post link 24 secured in the orifice of the lug 15 in the bed post clamp 12.

By this means and upon tightening up the turnbuckle the clamps are forcibly drawn toward one another against the resistance offered by theyielding brace bar and in opposed relation thereto whereby the rigidity of the bed is assured.

In use the device is assembled in the order named and by the proper operation or manipulation of the turnbuckle the device is securely fastened to the bed and with each corner thereof secured in like manner a most rigid structure is provided.

While the bed post clamp is formed in a rectangle it is obvious that should the bed post be of circular or other form in cross section that a yoke of similar form would properly be substituted for the rectangular yoke, however, owing to the possibility of a yoke of rectangular form cramping on other cross section it is possible to use the yoke shown under varied conditions deemed inadvisable however.

By the loose joints formed between the respective parts of the clamping means the tendency to inadvertently lift the tongue 4 out of the socket 5 by inward pressure on the legs of the bed, were the clamping means rigid, is prevented, with the yielding brace bar assisting by its tendency to press the two clamps away from each other.

Having thus described my invention, I claim I I 1. In a slip-on bed brace, clamping means frictionally attached to the side rail of a bed, clamping means frictionally attached to the bed post thereof, means to yieldingly separate said clamping means, and means to forcibly urge said clamping means toward each other to securely brace said bed.

2. In a slip-on bed brace, a clamping means slidably mounted on the side rail of a bed, a clamping means slidably mounted on the bed post thereof, a yielding means attached to both of said clamping means and disposed to maintain the separation thereof, and means secured to both of said clamping means and disposed and adapted to forcibly urge said clamping means toward each other to securely brace said bed.

3. I11 a slip-on bedbrace, a clamping means slidably mounted on the side rail of a bed for frictional securement thereto, a clamping means slidablv mounted on the bed post thereof for frictional securement thereto, indentures formed in said clamping means, a guide cleat mountable on said side rail and provided with an orifice, a yielding brace bar having its ends registering with the indentures of the respective clamping means and slidably mounted in the orifice of said guide cleat, and a securing means connecting said clamping means in opposed relation to the brace bar and provided with a turnbuckle adapted and disposed to forcibly urge the frictionally secured clamping means toward each other to securely brace said bed.

4. In a slip-on bed brace, a side rail clamp provided with a slot adapted to register with the side rail of a bed and provided with an indenture, and further provided with a depending lug containing an orifice, a bed post clamp forming a yoke adapted to engage the bed post of said bed and provided with an indenture, and further provided with an extended lug containing an orifice, a yielding brace bar adapted to register with said indenture for attachment to the respective clamps, and disposed normally to separate said clamps, a guide cleat provided with an orifice and mountable on said brace bar, and adapted and disposed to maintain the brace bar in secure relation to the bed rail, means engageable with the lugs of said clamps and provided with a turnbuckle adapted and disposed to forcibly urge the frictionally secured clamps toward each other against the resistance of said brace bar, to securely brace said bed. 7

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EDWARD CLAUSSEN. 

